Protect people, businesses, industries, and systems around the globe from digital attacks. A cybersecurity degree from Michigan Tech helps you learn by doing in a connected community that focuses on putting a nationally endorsed curriculum into action. Work with real clients on penetration testing. Compete—or run—simulated real-world cyberattacks to test and refine your skills. Help build and run a cyber range. Be prepared from day one after graduation for a rewarding career that defends what we most value.
Cybersecurity studies at Michigan Tech cover the digital and built landscape, including security measures that deliver data protection, information security, application security, network security, cloud security, endpoint device security, and the protection of staff, clients, customers, and public users of IT services.
Michigan Tech's bachelor's degree in cybersecurity prepares you to identify vulnerabilities, implement preventive measures, detect intrusions, and respond effectively to cyber attacks. Faculty members engage with students, providing mentorship and guidance as part of their personalized approach to teaching. They want you to be successful, and they'll be cheering you on as you put your skills to the test in national collegiate cybersecurity competitions. You'll graduate ready to tackle the cybersecurity challenges of tomorrow thanks to Michigan Tech's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) and Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency.
What Will I Study?
Tech's comprehensive curriculum covers a broad range of cybersecurity topics to ensure
that you
possess the knowledge and skills demanded by employers in the ever-evolving cybersecurity
landscape. You'll take classes in a wide range of topics, including:
- Network Security
- Data Protection
- Cryptography
- Risk Management
- Ethical Hacking
- Digital Forensics
- Secure Software Development
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Many courses provide hands-on labs and practical experiences that mirror real-world scenarios, enabling you to apply theoretical knowledge in practice by actively engaging with industry-standard tools and technologies. At Tech, you'll gain practical skills and experience that employers value.
See our cybersecurity degree requirements and flowcharts for more course information.
Choose Your Concentration
Focus your passion by choosing a concentration in a specific area of cybersecurity: software security or system and network security.
Software Security
Perfect for students who enjoy coding and want to develop secure and trusted software systems. You'll enhance your cybersecurity degree by learning to systematically design, develop, deploy, and test trusted software and applications as you find and fix common software and application vulnerabilities, preventing attackers from exploiting them.
System and Network Security
If you prefer hands-on learning and want to secure IT systems and infrastructure, this is the concentration for you. By implementing security processes, technologies, and best practices, you'll specialize your cybersecurity degree to learn to manage and secure computer systems, networks, and IT infrastructure, and protect them from unauthorized access, attacks, misuse, or damage.
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#5best cybersecurity schools in Michigan
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2017award-winning MTU RedTeam established
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1stcomputing-focused college in Michigan
A Great Job with a Great Salary
Information security analysts have a mean entry-level salary of $63,458 (Payscale) with a mean annual wage of $127,730 (BLS) and the top 10 percent making $186,420 (BLS). Nationally, employment of information security analysts is projected to have 33% growth from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Figures from payscale.com, accessed April 2025.
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Figures from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), dated May 2024.
Cybersecurity Careers
Michigan Tech grads contribute to the cybersecurity efforts of companies across many different industry sectors in positions like these:
- Cybersecurity Response Specialist
- Cybersecurity Engineer
- Cyber Threat Analyst
- Security Operations Specialist
- Information Analyst
- Security Policy Analyst/Manager
- Security Architect, Programmer, or Engineer
- Forensics Analyst Investigator
- Ethical Hacker/Penetration Analyst
- IT Auditor
- Application Security Specialist
- Network Security Analyst
- Information Assurance Engineer
Co-ops and Internships
Cybersecurity students at Michigan Tech have direct access to highly competitive co-op and internship opportunities. Your access to these work experiences will give you foundational industry experience in both technical and nontechnical areas in the field. When you graduate, you'll have a portfolio of on-the-job skills that set you apart. Cybersecurity students have recently completed internships and co-ops at the following companies:
- National Security Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Tesla
- Target
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors
Enterprise Program
Michigan Tech Enterprises are student-run business teams embracing rich experiences in engineering design, team building, project management, and end-to-end original product development. See how you can be involved in Enterprise programs that focus on computing.
Graduating with my degree in cybersecurity here feels exciting since I gained so many hands-on opportunities and saw all the different sides to cybersecurity.
